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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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913 FOUS54 KAMA 130649 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 149 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024 TXZ012-132100- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 149 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024 Date Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 78 47 86 55 84 Temp 51 49 62 71 76 75 61 56 51 48 66 80 85 83 69 63 59 56 70 80 82 75 DewPt 48 47 47 46 43 42 44 45 45 45 46 44 42 42 47 48 48 46 49 49 47 50 Min/Max RH 30 92 21 72 29 RH 89 93 58 41 31 31 53 66 80 89 48 28 22 24 45 58 67 69 47 34 29 41 Wind Dir NW NW N N N N NE E S SW S S S S SE S S S SW SW SW S Wind Spd 9 11 17 19 19 14 6 4 4 5 10 11 12 13 12 11 11 9 13 16 19 16 Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 Clouds(%) 9 7 8 4 5 9 6 5 5 3 4 5 11 31 39 43 33 35 39 52 63 75 PoP 12HR 5 0 5 10 40 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.05 Rain Shwrs SC SC NM Tstms SC SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 6 4 Vent Rate 5 9 60152192116 5 5 4 4 29127199182 10 8 8 6 42110147 98 T Wind Dir NW NW N N N N E SE S SW SW SW SW S SE S S SW SW SW SW S T Wind Spd 13 17 23 26 24 19 12 11 9 10 14 18 18 21 21 17 18 12 19 18 27 27 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 53 73 48 81 54 87 56 87 Temp 59 54 67 67 54 49 73 80 61 55 82 83 64 57 83 85 DewPt 53 54 54 52 50 49 48 44 45 45 46 43 46 46 47 43 Max/Min RH 100 51 100 27 71 21 67 21 RH 80100 63 59 86100 41 28 56 69 28 24 52 67 28 23 PWind Dir SE N N W S SW S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 70 50 20 5 5 5 5 5 Rain Shwrs NM NM SC SC IS Tstms SC SC SC SC IS $$ TXZ016-132100- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 149 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024 Date Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 80 46 88 52 85 Temp 50 48 64 73 77 77 62 55 50 47 67 81 87 85 68 61 56 53 72 83 79 71 DewPt 45 44 44 42 38 37 41 42 43 43 45 40 35 32 39 41 42 43 46 45 44 48 Min/Max RH 21 90 14 71 26 RH 83 88 48 33 24 24 47 61 77 86 46 23 16 15 35 47 59 69 39 26 29 44 Wind Dir NW NW N N N N N E S SW S SW SW SW S S S S SW S S SE Wind Spd 8 9 14 16 13 12 5 4 5 6 10 12 11 11 8 8 9 9 13 13 16 13 Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 Clouds(%) 4 4 3 4 9 16 9 9 3 3 6 6 11 25 37 41 23 35 36 60 63 63 PoP 12HR 5 0 0 10 40 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.06 Rain Shwrs SC SC NM Tstms SC SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 8 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 15 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 8 3 Vent Rate 6 7 66146198134 4 3 4 6 40159233228 7 6 6 5 30136222 57 T Wind Dir NW NW N N N N E SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW S T Wind Spd 14 14 23 21 20 18 9 8 10 13 19 18 18 18 14 13 13 10 14 17 31 24 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 51 72 47 81 53 88 55 90 Temp 56 52 66 67 52 48 74 79 59 54 83 84 62 56 84 88 DewPt 53 52 53 49 51 48 46 40 43 42 41 38 43 43 43 36 Max/Min RH 100 49 100 24 68 18 65 15 RH 90100 63 52 96100 36 25 55 65 23 19 50 63 24 16 PWind Dir E NE N W SW SW SW SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 60 50 20 5 5 5 5 5 Rain Shwrs NM NM SC SC IS Tstms SC SC SC SC IS $$ TXZ008-132100- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 149 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024 Date Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 81 48 89 57 89 Temp 54 52 64 73 79 77 64 58 52 49 67 83 88 86 72 67 61 58 72 84 87 80 DewPt 50 49 49 48 45 45 48 48 48 47 47 46 44 45 51 51 51 50 51 52 49 51 Min/Max RH 29 96 20 76 27 RH 86 88 59 41 30 32 54 69 86 92 50 27 21 23 47 56 70 75 48 33 27 36 Wind Dir W NW N N N N NE SE W SW SW S S S SE S S S SW SW SW S Wind Spd 5 9 12 16 16 11 4 4 4 4 5 9 9 9 12 11 8 9 12 16 16 13 Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 Clouds(%) 18 21 15 11 4 8 7 4 5 3 3 5 9 23 37 34 37 39 44 54 60 75 PoP 12HR 10 0 5 10 40 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.05 Rain Shwrs SC SC NM Tstms SC SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 Haines 6HR 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 2 Vent Rate 5 8 65154202108 5 3 3 3 20101193129 10 9 8 5 38 98170 29 T Wind Dir W NW N N N N NE E SW SW SW SW SW S SE S S SW SW SW SW S T Wind Spd 12 16 23 26 25 19 12 8 8 6 11 16 18 20 21 19 17 11 18 18 27 19 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 56 76 51 85 57 92 58 92 Temp 62 57 71 71 57 52 77 83 65 58 85 86 67 59 85 90 DewPt 55 56 55 53 51 50 48 46 47 47 48 47 49 47 48 46 Max/Min RH 99 49 96 26 69 20 67 20 RH 77 99 57 53 81 93 36 27 53 67 28 26 52 64 27 22 PWind Dir S N N W S SW S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 70 50 20 5 5 5 5 5 Rain Shwrs NM NM SC SC IS Tstms SC SC SC SC IS $$ TXZ008-132100- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 149 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024 Date Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 79 49 88 58 87 Temp 54 52 63 72 77 76 65 58 53 50 66 81 87 85 72 67 61 59 71 81 85 79 DewPt 50 48 49 47 44 44 47 47 48 46 47 45 43 44 50 51 51 49 51 50 48 50 Min/Max RH 30 91 21 74 28 RH 85 84 60 40 31 32 52 65 83 86 51 29 22 25 46 56 68 69 49 34 28 37 Wind Dir W NW N N N N NE SE SW SW SW SW S S SE S S S SW SW SW S Wind Spd 9 10 14 17 17 12 5 4 4 4 6 9 11 11 12 12 10 9 13 16 19 14 Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 Clouds(%) 10 22 16 7 4 13 7 5 6 4 4 5 9 26 38 37 37 38 45 53 61 74 PoP 12HR 10 0 5 10 40 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.04 Rain Shwrs SC SC NM Tstms SC SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 6 3 Vent Rate 5 9 62160200116 5 3 3 3 26103197136 10 9 8 5 35105171 47 T Wind Dir W NW N N N N E SE S SW SW SW SW S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW T Wind Spd 12 16 21 26 24 19 12 8 8 8 11 16 18 20 21 20 16 11 17 18 33 20 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 56 74 51 83 57 90 59 90 Temp 62 57 68 70 57 52 74 82 64 58 83 85 67 59 84 88 DewPt 54 56 54 52 51 49 48 45 47 46 47 46 49 47 47 45 Max/Min RH 97 50 95 27 68 22 66 22 RH 75 96 61 53 80 90 39 27 54 65 29 26 52 64 28 24 PWind Dir S N N W S SW S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 70 50 20 5 5 5 5 5 Rain Shwrs NM NM SC SC IS Tstms SC SC SC SC IS $$ TXZ006-132100- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 149 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024 Date Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 77 42 85 49 82 Temp 47 45 61 71 75 74 57 51 46 43 64 79 84 83 65 57 53 50 67 78 81 74 DewPt 46 44 46 44 40 39 44 44 43 43 46 44 39 36 43 46 46 45 47 46 43 48 Min/Max RH 26 99 19 86 26 RH 95 95 58 38 28 28 61 77 91 99 52 28 20 19 45 66 77 84 50 32 26 40 Wind Dir NW NW N N N N NE SE SW SW SW SW S S SW S S NW NW S S S Wind Spd 9 9 16 17 14 11 4 4 4 4 9 11 9 10 8 6 5 4 9 11 16 13 Clouds SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 Clouds(%) 27 7 5 3 10 13 7 7 5 2 3 5 15 30 45 49 40 40 41 49 57 70 PoP 12HR 10 0 10 10 40 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC SC NM Tstms SC SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 Haines 6HR 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 13 2 Vent Rate 9 10 76184210150 5 5 4 5 38103148185 11 6 4 4 22125246 45 T Wind Dir NW NW N N N N E SE S SW SW SW SW SW W W N N N SW SW SW T Wind Spd 17 18 26 26 23 18 12 11 11 11 18 14 13 17 24 13 10 9 11 16 21 20 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 49 70 43 81 48 86 51 88 Temp 54 50 66 66 49 44 74 78 57 49 82 83 59 52 82 85 DewPt 54 50 52 49 49 44 46 41 44 43 43 39 44 42 44 39 Max/Min RH 100 51 100 25 82 19 73 19 RH 98100 60 54 99100 36 27 62 78 25 21 57 70 25 20 PWind Dir NE N N SW SW SW SW SW Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 60 50 10 5 5 5 5 5 Rain Shwrs NM NM SC SC Tstms SC SC IS SC $$ OKZ002-132100- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 149 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024 Date Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 77 44 86 52 82 Temp 50 48 61 70 75 74 58 53 48 45 65 80 86 83 66 60 56 52 68 79 82 76 DewPt 50 48 51 49 45 44 48 48 47 45 48 47 44 43 50 51 50 50 51 51 50 51 Min/Max RH 33 100 22 94 33 RH 100100 70 47 34 34 68 84 97100 54 30 23 24 56 72 81 93 54 37 33 42 Wind Dir NW NW N N N N NE S W W S S S S SE S S SW SW NW SE E Wind Spd 9 9 16 18 16 11 4 4 4 4 6 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 10 10 12 12 Clouds B1 FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 Clouds(%) 57 20 36 10 9 7 7 5 3 6 4 4 11 21 35 46 45 46 53 53 50 67 PoP 12HR 20 0 5 20 40 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC NM Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 2 Vent Rate 7 9 63154200113 4 3 3 3 29 92138133 9 7 7 6 29 45 90 32 T Wind Dir NW NW N N N N E SE SW SW SW SW SW S S S S NW NW N SW E T Wind Spd 16 17 24 25 24 19 9 8 8 9 14 14 13 17 19 16 13 13 12 11 14 14 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 51 72 46 83 51 88 52 88 Temp 56 52 66 68 51 47 76 81 58 52 83 84 62 53 83 85 DewPt 56 52 54 49 50 47 48 44 48 46 47 45 49 47 46 44 Max/Min RH 100 48 100 25 84 22 84 22 RH 99100 64 51 96100 37 26 70 81 28 26 63 81 27 24 PWind Dir NE N NW SW S S S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 70 50 10 5 5 5 5 5 Rain Shwrs NM NM SC SC Tstms SC SC IS SC $$ Below is a weather element key for this product Day 1 through 3... Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature Temp(F).............................Air Temperature DewPt(F)............................Dew Point Temperature Min/Max RH or Max/Min RH(%).........Maximum/Minimum Humidity RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity Wind Dir(8 point compass)...........20ft Wind Direction Wind Spd(MPH).......................20ft Wind Speed Clouds(CAT).........................Cloud Cover Category Example: CL = Clear; FW = Few; SC = Scattered; B1 = Mostly Cloudy; B2 = Considerable Clouds; OV = Overcast Clouds(%)...........................Cloud Cover as a Percentage PoP 12HR(%).........................Probability for Accumulating Precipitation QPF 12HR(IN)........................Liquid Equivalent Precipitation Amount Weather... Type... Rain...........Rain Rain Shwrs.....Rain Showers Tstms..........Thunderstorms Drizzle........Drizzle Snow...........Snow Snow Shwrs......Snow Showers Sleet..........Sleet Flurries.......Flurries Frzg Rain......Freezing Rain Frzg Drzl......Freezing Drizzle Coverage... IS.............Isolated SC.............Scattered NM.............Numerous O..............Occasional S..............Slight Chance C..............Chance L..............Likely WD.............Widespread D..............Definite AR.............Areas PA.............Patchy LAL(CAT)............................Lightning Activity Level Haines(CAT).........................Haines Index Mix Hgt(Thousands of FT AGL)........Mixing Height Example: 6 = 6000 Feet; 12 = 12000 Feet; <1 = Less than 1000 Feet Vent Rate(Thousands of KT-FT AGL)...Ventilation Rate Example: 12 = 12,000 Feet; 120 = 120,000 Feet; <1 = Less than than 100 Foot T Wind Dir(8 Point Compass).........Transport Wind Direction T Wind Spd(MPH).....................Transport Wind Speed RFTI................................Red Flag Threat Index Category... HS............Historically Critical EX............Extremely Critical CH............Critical - High CL............Critical - Low EL............Elevated NO............None Watch/Warning/Advisory... Example: W = Warning; Y = Advisory; A = Watch in effect for the indicated hour Day 4 through 7... Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature Temp(F).............................Air Temperature DewPt(F)............................Dew Point Temperature RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity Wind Spd(MPH).......................20 FT. Wind Speed Example: <15 = Less Than 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH or Greater Avg Clouds(CAT).....................Average Cloud Cover Category PoP 12HR(%).........................Probability for Accumulating Precipitation Weather... See Day 1 through 3 Weather Descriptions